GB2593694A - Drogue assembly for air-to-air engagement - Google Patents
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- GB2593694A GB2593694A GB2004596.9A GB202004596A GB2593694A GB 2593694 A GB2593694 A GB 2593694A GB 202004596 A GB202004596 A GB 202004596A GB 2593694 A GB2593694 A GB 2593694A
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- drogue
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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| GB2004596.9A GB2593694A (en) | 2020-03-30 | 2020-03-30 | Drogue assembly for air-to-air engagement |
| US17/216,044 US20210300584A1 (en) | 2020-03-30 | 2021-03-29 | Drogue assembly for air-to-air engagement |
| EP21166024.6A EP3889049A1 (de) | 2020-03-30 | 2021-03-30 | Windsackanordnung für luft-luft-kopplung welche ein lidar system benutzt |
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| GB2004596.9A GB2593694A (en) | 2020-03-30 | 2020-03-30 | Drogue assembly for air-to-air engagement |
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| GB202004596D0 GB202004596D0 (en) | 2020-05-13 |
| GB2593694A true GB2593694A (en) | 2021-10-06 |
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| US (1) | US20210300584A1 (de) |
| EP (1) | EP3889049A1 (de) |
| GB (1) | GB2593694A (de) |
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| GB2590696B (en) | 2019-12-24 | 2022-06-08 | Cobham Mission Systems Wimborne Ltd | Air-to-air coupling |
| CN114577431B (zh) * | 2022-02-28 | 2022-12-30 | 西北工业大学 | 一种基于舵面的自主空中加油试验锥套 |
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| US6604711B1 (en) | 2000-11-20 | 2003-08-12 | Sargent Fletcher, Inc. | Autonomous system for the aerial refueling or decontamination of unmanned airborne vehicles |
| GB2405384A (en) * | 2003-08-29 | 2005-03-02 | Smiths Aerospace Inc | Stabilization of a drogue body, aircraft, or marine vessel |
| US20100108815A1 (en) * | 2008-11-05 | 2010-05-06 | Stecko Stephen M | Self contained power system for controllable refueling drogues |
| US20150293225A1 (en) * | 2014-04-14 | 2015-10-15 | The Boeing Company | Aerial positioning systems and methods |
| US20180016026A1 (en) | 2016-07-15 | 2018-01-18 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Perception enhanced refueling system |
| US9950804B2 (en) | 2013-04-19 | 2018-04-24 | Flight Refueling Limited | Reception coupling |
| US20190057528A1 (en) * | 2017-08-16 | 2019-02-21 | The Boeing Company | Methods and Systems for Head Up Display (HUD) of Aerial Refueling Operation Status and Signaling |
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| US7377468B2 (en) * | 2003-08-29 | 2008-05-27 | Smiths Aerospace Llc | Active stabilization of a refueling drogue |
| US7219857B2 (en) * | 2005-06-20 | 2007-05-22 | The Boeing Company | Controllable refueling drogues and associated systems and methods |
| US9457912B2 (en) * | 2012-01-04 | 2016-10-04 | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. | Systems and methods for air vehicles |
| SG10201600154WA (en) * | 2016-01-08 | 2017-08-30 | Singapore Tech Aerospace Ltd | Apparatus And Method For Aerial Recovery Of An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
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Patent Citations (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US6604711B1 (en) | 2000-11-20 | 2003-08-12 | Sargent Fletcher, Inc. | Autonomous system for the aerial refueling or decontamination of unmanned airborne vehicles |
| GB2405384A (en) * | 2003-08-29 | 2005-03-02 | Smiths Aerospace Inc | Stabilization of a drogue body, aircraft, or marine vessel |
| US20100108815A1 (en) * | 2008-11-05 | 2010-05-06 | Stecko Stephen M | Self contained power system for controllable refueling drogues |
| US9950804B2 (en) | 2013-04-19 | 2018-04-24 | Flight Refueling Limited | Reception coupling |
| US20150293225A1 (en) * | 2014-04-14 | 2015-10-15 | The Boeing Company | Aerial positioning systems and methods |
| US9933521B2 (en) | 2014-04-14 | 2018-04-03 | The Boeing Company | Aerial positioning systems and methods |
| US20180016026A1 (en) | 2016-07-15 | 2018-01-18 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Perception enhanced refueling system |
| US20190057528A1 (en) * | 2017-08-16 | 2019-02-21 | The Boeing Company | Methods and Systems for Head Up Display (HUD) of Aerial Refueling Operation Status and Signaling |
| US20190272660A1 (en) | 2017-08-16 | 2019-09-05 | The Boeing Company | Methods and Systems for Head Up Display (HUD) of Aerial Refueling Operation Status and Signaling |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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| CHEN CHAO-I ET AL: "Drogue tracking using 3D flash lidar for autonomous aerial refueling", LASER RADAR TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS XVI, SPIE, 1000 20TH ST. BELLINGHAM WA 98225-6705 USA, vol. 8037, no. 1, 13 May 2011 (2011-05-13), pages 1 - 11, XP060014758, DOI: 10.1117/12.886572 * |
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| EP3889049A1 (de) | 2021-10-06 |
| US20210300584A1 (en) | 2021-09-30 |
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